Question to the Department for Energy Security & Net Zero:

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what estimate his Department has made of the level of residential energy customer debt; and if he will make a comparative assessment of the implications for his policies of changes in the level of such debt in the last five years.

Ofgem publishes statistics on energy debt and arrears which can be found at: https://www.ofgem.gov.uk/publications/debt-and-arrears-indicators

Ofgem's published figures show that domestic energy debt and arrears sat at around £2.3bn at the end of Q4 2022.

The amount owed by domestic customers to suppliers has grown since 2021, although significant Government support with energy bills helped to bring debt levels down in Q4 2022, the latest quarter for which data are available.